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Wildcat's studio closing its doors
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Men's basketball to play UND
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CALENDAR 2
EDITORIAL 3
FEATURES 4
SPORTS 6
HELP WANTED 7
Coping skills group
available to Wildcats
By Tyler Saal
sr. news reporter I The Signpost
With the semester in
full swing and the difficult weather northern Utahns have been
navigating lately, some
Weber State University
students may find themselves stressed or having
negative feelings. The
Counseling and Psychological Services Center
at WSU is offering help
in the form of four-week
coping skills training
groups.
The groups are aimed
at teaching students
skills to help them cope
with stress and negative
feelings, and also improve their interpersonal skills.
"It's something that a
lot of students could really benefit from," said
Dianna Abel, director
of the Counseling and
Psychological Services
Center. "If they would
take four weeks and get
some tools in their bag
of tricks, then they can
utilize those throughout
the course of their life in
various circumstances."
Tamara Robinette, a
licensed clinical social
worker with the Counseling and Psychological
Services Center, said the
group is being put on to
help students who are
just looking to gain some
of those skills.
"The reason we decided to do it is to reach out
and help students that
may not really need to
have individual therapy sessions, but they do
want ideas," Robinette
said. "They want solutions, and just a coping
skills class would really
provide that."
There are two of
these training groups
on WSU's main campus.
One group meets on
Mondays from 2:30-3:50
p.m., and the second
group meets on Thursdays from 12-1:20 p.m.
The first Thursday group
will meets on Ian. 31.
Though the first Monday
group met on fan. 28,
Robinette said students
are welcome at the future sessions. The four-
week course will repeat
after the first session finishes, restarting around
mid-March. Students
can register by calling
the Counseling and Psychological Services Center at 801-626-6406.
Robinette said the
group format is ideal for
what the group is aiming
See Coping page 8
WSU senate changes election policies
By Laurie Reiner
asst. news editor I The Signpost
A few changes have
been made to the student election that happens each March. The
Weber State University
Student Senate voted on
these changes on Monday.
The senate voted on
four changes to the way
elections are done. The
most discussed one has
been putting a cap on
how much each candidate can spend on a
campaign. The senate
also looked at the age
limit of who can run,
how much experience
each candidate needs
and what to do in the
case of a tie.
The senate voted on
and passed three of the
issues on Monday and
will vote on the budget
cap next week.
In order to run for a
WSU-elected position,
students must now be
older than 18 years old.
Kimberly Tribe, the education senator who
sponsored the bill, said
this was for liability reasons.
Before, students did
not need experience
to run for a position in
the WSU Student Association, but now students must have worked
PHOTO BY AIMEE SMITH | THE SIGNPOST
Students look at the Weber State University Student Association 2012 elections board.
This year, the student senate will vote on placing a spending cap on campaigns.
within the WSUSA for at
least two semesters in
order to be elected as a
vice president.
"I think this will help
a lot," said Andrew Gardiner, the student association president. "I'm
in favor of it complete-
iy-"
He said some students have said they
have experience from
working in other leadership positions outside
of WSUSA.
"I see kind of both
ends, but regardless,
I think this is the best
compromise to getting
Former NBA player talks to Wildcats
PHOTO BY TYLER BROWN | THE SIGNPOST
Chris Herren, a former NBA player, spoke to students in the ballrooms on Tuesday about overcoming drug addictions.
Z^^\1Lsignpost Herren speaks on drug addiction
After a 14-year drug
addiction, Chris Herren, former NBA point
guard, spoke on Tuesday
in the Shepherd Union
Ballrooms to an audience, many of whom
were wiping away tears,
about the hardships
and struggles he faced
during his addiction to
cocaine, painkillers and
heroin.
Coming out of high
school, Herren had the
choice of going to any
college in the country to play basketball.
Herren was from Fall
River, Mass., and wanted somewhere close
to home, so he chose
Boston College. Herren
spoke about a drug assembly he went to his
freshman year at Boston
College before starting
to play basketball.
"All I do is smoke
and drink. I won't end
up doing anything more
than that,'" said Herren, describing what he
thought at the assembly.
See Addiction page 5
valuable leadership experience and understanding before moving
on," Gardiner said.
When voting on how
much experience a candidate needs, the senate discussed if the bill
should go into effect
immediately or wait until this semester's elections are over. All of the
bills passed will be put
into effect immediately,
but the experience bill
will have an exemption
afterward that will allow students to appeal
to the supreme court for
this school year only.
According to loshua
Mullins, the Davis campus senator, the elections have been as close
as 10 votes apart in the
past. This is why the
senate decided to make
a rule in case of a tie.
The tie will be broken bv
flipping a coin, and who
gets to choose the side
first is chosen alphabetically by last name.
During the meeting,
members of the Student Involvement and
Leadership Office came
in and expressed their
See Elections page 5
Author discusses
Mormon pioneer diet
By John Bedford
news reporter I The Signpost
Typical Utah cuisine is
often thought of as lell-O
or the cornflake-crusted
funeral potatoes laced
with sour cream and
cheese.
"I think of a Training
Table and Costa Vida
when I think of Utah
food," said Cassie Krey,
a Weber State University
business student. "Oh,
and funeral potatoes."
However, Brock
Cheney, the author of
"Plain But Wholesome:
Foodways of the Mormon Pioneers," commented on a different
kind of cuisine in the
Hurst Alumni Center on
Monday, promoting his
new book and dispelling
the mythos around pioneer traditions.
"My thought was folks
that like history and Utah
tend to be enamored by
the pioneers," Cheney
said. "So I was looking
for a topic that would
have broad appeal and
have not yet been studied too much and would
connect back to the pioneers. Everybody loves
food, so it is something
SOURCE: THE UNIVERSITY OE UTAH PRESS
Brock Cheney discussed
his book in a lecture on
Monday night.
that everybody would
understand."
Cheney, a WSU alumnus, started thinking
about food while living in Colorado around
2000 and became inspired when working in
Fort Buenaventura. After
leaving his position at
Buenaventura, he was
allowed to pursue his
book idea.
"I think our modern
food trends have really
evolved quite far from
our historical foods,"
Cheney said, "so my focus largely ended with
See Diet page 8

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Wildcat's studio closing its doors
lit: iiwii.
Men's basketball to play UND
page 6
CALENDAR 2
EDITORIAL 3
FEATURES 4
SPORTS 6
HELP WANTED 7
Coping skills group
available to Wildcats
By Tyler Saal
sr. news reporter I The Signpost
With the semester in
full swing and the difficult weather northern Utahns have been
navigating lately, some
Weber State University
students may find themselves stressed or having
negative feelings. The
Counseling and Psychological Services Center
at WSU is offering help
in the form of four-week
coping skills training
groups.
The groups are aimed
at teaching students
skills to help them cope
with stress and negative
feelings, and also improve their interpersonal skills.
"It's something that a
lot of students could really benefit from," said
Dianna Abel, director
of the Counseling and
Psychological Services
Center. "If they would
take four weeks and get
some tools in their bag
of tricks, then they can
utilize those throughout
the course of their life in
various circumstances."
Tamara Robinette, a
licensed clinical social
worker with the Counseling and Psychological
Services Center, said the
group is being put on to
help students who are
just looking to gain some
of those skills.
"The reason we decided to do it is to reach out
and help students that
may not really need to
have individual therapy sessions, but they do
want ideas," Robinette
said. "They want solutions, and just a coping
skills class would really
provide that."
There are two of
these training groups
on WSU's main campus.
One group meets on
Mondays from 2:30-3:50
p.m., and the second
group meets on Thursdays from 12-1:20 p.m.
The first Thursday group
will meets on Ian. 31.
Though the first Monday
group met on fan. 28,
Robinette said students
are welcome at the future sessions. The four-
week course will repeat
after the first session finishes, restarting around
mid-March. Students
can register by calling
the Counseling and Psychological Services Center at 801-626-6406.
Robinette said the
group format is ideal for
what the group is aiming
See Coping page 8
WSU senate changes election policies
By Laurie Reiner
asst. news editor I The Signpost
A few changes have
been made to the student election that happens each March. The
Weber State University
Student Senate voted on
these changes on Monday.
The senate voted on
four changes to the way
elections are done. The
most discussed one has
been putting a cap on
how much each candidate can spend on a
campaign. The senate
also looked at the age
limit of who can run,
how much experience
each candidate needs
and what to do in the
case of a tie.
The senate voted on
and passed three of the
issues on Monday and
will vote on the budget
cap next week.
In order to run for a
WSU-elected position,
students must now be
older than 18 years old.
Kimberly Tribe, the education senator who
sponsored the bill, said
this was for liability reasons.
Before, students did
not need experience
to run for a position in
the WSU Student Association, but now students must have worked
PHOTO BY AIMEE SMITH | THE SIGNPOST
Students look at the Weber State University Student Association 2012 elections board.
This year, the student senate will vote on placing a spending cap on campaigns.
within the WSUSA for at
least two semesters in
order to be elected as a
vice president.
"I think this will help
a lot," said Andrew Gardiner, the student association president. "I'm
in favor of it complete-
iy-"
He said some students have said they
have experience from
working in other leadership positions outside
of WSUSA.
"I see kind of both
ends, but regardless,
I think this is the best
compromise to getting
Former NBA player talks to Wildcats
PHOTO BY TYLER BROWN | THE SIGNPOST
Chris Herren, a former NBA player, spoke to students in the ballrooms on Tuesday about overcoming drug addictions.
Z^^\1Lsignpost Herren speaks on drug addiction
After a 14-year drug
addiction, Chris Herren, former NBA point
guard, spoke on Tuesday
in the Shepherd Union
Ballrooms to an audience, many of whom
were wiping away tears,
about the hardships
and struggles he faced
during his addiction to
cocaine, painkillers and
heroin.
Coming out of high
school, Herren had the
choice of going to any
college in the country to play basketball.
Herren was from Fall
River, Mass., and wanted somewhere close
to home, so he chose
Boston College. Herren
spoke about a drug assembly he went to his
freshman year at Boston
College before starting
to play basketball.
"All I do is smoke
and drink. I won't end
up doing anything more
than that,'" said Herren, describing what he
thought at the assembly.
See Addiction page 5
valuable leadership experience and understanding before moving
on," Gardiner said.
When voting on how
much experience a candidate needs, the senate discussed if the bill
should go into effect
immediately or wait until this semester's elections are over. All of the
bills passed will be put
into effect immediately,
but the experience bill
will have an exemption
afterward that will allow students to appeal
to the supreme court for
this school year only.
According to loshua
Mullins, the Davis campus senator, the elections have been as close
as 10 votes apart in the
past. This is why the
senate decided to make
a rule in case of a tie.
The tie will be broken bv
flipping a coin, and who
gets to choose the side
first is chosen alphabetically by last name.
During the meeting,
members of the Student Involvement and
Leadership Office came
in and expressed their
See Elections page 5
Author discusses
Mormon pioneer diet
By John Bedford
news reporter I The Signpost
Typical Utah cuisine is
often thought of as lell-O
or the cornflake-crusted
funeral potatoes laced
with sour cream and
cheese.
"I think of a Training
Table and Costa Vida
when I think of Utah
food," said Cassie Krey,
a Weber State University
business student. "Oh,
and funeral potatoes."
However, Brock
Cheney, the author of
"Plain But Wholesome:
Foodways of the Mormon Pioneers," commented on a different
kind of cuisine in the
Hurst Alumni Center on
Monday, promoting his
new book and dispelling
the mythos around pioneer traditions.
"My thought was folks
that like history and Utah
tend to be enamored by
the pioneers," Cheney
said. "So I was looking
for a topic that would
have broad appeal and
have not yet been studied too much and would
connect back to the pioneers. Everybody loves
food, so it is something
SOURCE: THE UNIVERSITY OE UTAH PRESS
Brock Cheney discussed
his book in a lecture on
Monday night.
that everybody would
understand."
Cheney, a WSU alumnus, started thinking
about food while living in Colorado around
2000 and became inspired when working in
Fort Buenaventura. After
leaving his position at
Buenaventura, he was
allowed to pursue his
book idea.
"I think our modern
food trends have really
evolved quite far from
our historical foods,"
Cheney said, "so my focus largely ended with
See Diet page 8